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I went a while last year where I posted in RT a lot trying to help people, even though I don't know as much as the old-timers. I stopped because, basically, people who didn't know much blasting their opinions everywhere was a headache to read. For instance, there was one poster who would recommend AVCs to anyone, regardless of what they were looking for. "Oh, you want a D-color marquise? How about an L AVC? AVCs are the best and all others suck!" arrrrrrrgh. I like AVCs! They are very pretty stones! But not everyone wants to buy one! I don't mind at all people who are new who seem to know what they are talking about, even when they get in spats with established members. The spats are often quite informative.
On the flipside, as a newer person, it is really, REALLY annoying to hear all the oldtimers going on about how so much knowledge has been lost, posters don't know this or that about diamonds like we used to, WITHOUT LINKING TO OLD THREADS THAT CONTAIN THAT KNOWLEDGE. Like seriously guys. How can those of us who are newer learn it if no one posts it? I have concluded that this "lost knowledge" is a myth.
On the flipside, as a newer person, it is really, REALLY annoying to hear all the oldtimers going on about how so much knowledge has been lost, posters don't know this or that about diamonds like we used to, WITHOUT LINKING TO OLD THREADS THAT CONTAIN THAT KNOWLEDGE. Like seriously guys. How can those of us who are newer learn it if no one posts it? I have concluded that this "lost knowledge" is a myth.